Like as the Hart Desireth the Waterbrooks

[TheMultiLive]

HOWELLS IS SHIT TIER

HAYDN IS GOD TIER

HATERS GONNA HATE.

[mrnnhnz]

This was an excellent performance of an excellent piece. Very moving. (and I quite liked the tempo)

[JustOccurred2Me]

@mrnnhnz Agreed. Too many choirs rush through this. The pace is perfectly suited to St Paul's.

[yeachanpark]

its a bit on the slow side

[mrnnhnz]

The piece is utterly incredibly beautiful, and this performance is FANTASTIC. The end is psine-chillingly moving. Thank-you very much for sharing this.

[choirboyfromhell1]

What incredible organ registration-John Scott or the organ scholar got it right. There is a treble divisi near the end, but not aware of any solo.

[SuperDaveOkie]

The solo is specified at the 85th measure marked "dolce ed ardente." Beautiful piece.

[TJATJA1982]

He wrote this in a day when he was snowed in. Remarkable, really.

One of my favourite anthems for a long, long time. And the treble solo at the end was for his son, who died tragically young a few years later. Howells never really got over it.

[ValleyBoySE7]

The treble 'descant' is so wonderfully free and unconstrained, Howells was such a brilliant composer.

The final 3 chords as well are stunning

[frankywilliams]

@TJATJA1982 I'm sure he wrote this during his time in Cambridge, during WW2, a few years after his son Michael died. He wrote it on January 8, 1941 while staying in Cheltenham, snowed in as you say. Michael died in 1935. Many treble solos like this one are thought to represent Michael, who was only 9 when he died, if not actually written for him.

[joolsscott]

i sang this peformance!! on a dark evening in St Paul's Cathedral, London during the early 90s.

the most beautiful of all anthems. howells is my favourite.

[gazapc]

Ahh what an amazing piece, Howells is certainly one of my favourite choral composers

[Legovv]

We have sung this peace just today. It is very beautiful. This recording of St. Paul's Cathedral is excellent.

[2ndbaronet]

a work of extraordinary reverence, depth, resignation, acceptance and kindness.

hauntingly beautiful.

[robris72]

Beautiful music! Fascinating, charming, inspiring!

A music to pray, really!!

[brianwilson49]

sounds like st. pauls cathedral.

[bebepanales5]

it sure is man, good ear.

[brianwilson49]

i'd recognise that acoustic a mile off!

[Ikje86]

@brianwilson49

Yes, it must be the st. Paul's Cathedral Choir!

[teabag1231]

@Ikje86 I've sung this at St Pauls as a member of a visiting choir...

This version sounds amazing....

[brianwilson49]

herbert howells music is divine. any information on the performance?

[bebepanales5]

it was performed in st. paul's cathedral~ i got it from his cd. :P